distribute by a network, as of water or electricity
<verb.social>
divide so as to form a network
<verb.contact> [ adj ]
resembling or forming a network
<adj.all> the reticulate veins of a leaf a reticulated highway system
Reticulate \Re*tic"u*late\, Reticulated \Re*tic"u*la`ted\, a. [L. reticulatus. See {Reticule}.] 1. Resembling network; having the form or appearance of a net; netted; as, a reticulated structure.
2. Having veins, fibers, or lines crossing like the threads or fibers of a network; as, a reticulate leaf; a reticulated surface; a reticulated wing of an insect.
{Reticulated glass}, ornamental ware made from glass in which one set of white or colored lines seems to meet and interlace with another set in a different plane.
{Reticulated micrometer}, a micrometer for an optical instrument, consisting of a reticule in the focus of an eyepiece.
{Reticulated work} (Masonry), work constructed with diamond-shaped stones, or square stones placed diagonally.